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Fountainea Centaurus C., R. FELDER, 1867 Y SU POSIBLE RELACIÓN CON Muyshondtia Tyrianthina SALVIN, GODMAN, 1868 (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE, CHARAXINAE)

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Fountainea Centaurus C., R. FELDER, 1867 Y SU POSIBLE RELACIÓN CON Muyshondtia Tyrianthina SALVIN, GODMAN, 1868 (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE, CHARAXINAE) Volumen 6 • Número 2 Junio • 2014 Fountainea centaurus C., R. FELDER, 1867 Y SU POSIBLE RELACIÓN CON Muyshondtia tyrianthina SALVIN, GODMAN, 1868 (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE, CHARAXINAE) Julián A. Salazar-E. Médico Veterinario y Zootecnista, Curador Centro de Museos, Área de Historia Natural, Universidad de Caldas [email protected] Resumen Se compara el patrón de diseño y coloración de dos especies de Charaxinae que habitan la región Andina: Fountainea centaurus C y R Felder, 1867 y Muyshondtia tyrianthina Salvin y Godman, 1868 las cuales presentan una cerrada similitud en el dibujo de sus alas y cierta analogía en sus genitalia respectivas, lo que induce a pensar que M. tyrianthina podría pertenecer al género Fountainea Rydon, 1971. Lo anterior reforzado por el descubrimiento de un macho caudado del Perú que semeja altamente a los machos de F. centaurus. Palabras Clave: Colombia, Charaxinae, Fountainea, Muyshondtia, mimetismo, Perú. Abstract Design pattern and coloration of two species of Neotropical Charaxinae that inhabiting the Andean region: Fountainea centaurus C. y R. Felder, 1867 and Muyshondtia tyrianthina Salvin y Godman, 1868 are compared. Both present a closed similarity in wing pattern and certain analogy in their genitalia, and suggests that M. tyrianthina could belong to the genus Fountainea Rydon, 1971, support by the discovery of a caudate male from Peru, that highly resembles the males of F. centaurus. Key words: Colombia, Charaxinae, Fountainea, Muyshondtia, mimicry, Peru 16 BOLETIN DEL MUSEO ENTOMOLÓGICO FRANCISCO LUÍS GALLEGO Introducción CJS: Colección de Julián Salazar, Manizales Fountainea centaurus Felder y Felder, mejor conocida con su sinónimo de F. CMD: Colección Michael Dottax, Francia nesea Godart, 1824 (Figs. 1-2) es un lepidóptero charaxino descrito con CJIV: Colección José I. Vargas, Villamaria un macho de “Bogotá”, Colombia y depositado en el Museo Británico, en tanto Muyshondtia tyrianthina Salvin y Antecedentes Godman (Figs. 3-4) se describió también Las dos especies en mención, fueron por un ejemplar de sexo masculino en un principio, consideradas en varios procedente de Apolobamba, Bolivia, que géneros como Nymphalis, Paphia y Anaea reposa en la misma institución (Stichel (Kirby 1871, Druce 1877, Staudinger 1939). Ambas especies se distribuyen 1877, Röber 1916). Luego Comstock en la región Andina desde Colombia (1961) en la principal revisión de la tribu hasta Bolivia, habitando zonas de Anaeini, las ubicó dentro del género bosque nublado entre los 1900 y 2600 “Anaea” Hübner, 1819, y los subgéneros m.s.n.m. y son habitualmente atraídas Memphis Hübner, 1819 y Polygrapha por materia orgánica en descomposición Staudinger, 1887, respectivamente. (Baumann et al. 1977, Comstock Posteriormente Rydon (1971) considera 1961). Los machos son de hábitos a F. centaurus en un nuevo género: territoriales que sobre las cumbres de Fountainea teniendo a “Anaea” phidile las montañas boscosas buscan pareja. Geyer, 1834 como especie tipo y Por la semejanza en las alas de las aplicado preliminarmente por D´Abrera dos especies, este trabajo busca ante (1988) para otras 8 especies restantes. todo establecer ciertas genealogías Por otro lado M. tyrianthina, fue que pueden emparentarlas, e incluso anteriormente considerado dentro del asociarlas a un solo género conocido. género Polygrapha Staudinger, pero de acuerdo a Rydon (1971) si se examina la venación de las alas de esta especie Material y Métodos al lado de “Polygrapha” suprema Schaus Para estudiar dicha comparación, se y “Polygrapha” xenocrates Westwood, consulto material depositado de las además de la mancha sensorial de los siguientes colecciones: palpos y la armadura genital; se puede notar que ellas no son congénericas con MHN-UC: Colección Museo de Historia Polygrapha cyanea Salvin y Godman, Natural, Universidad de Caldas, 1868 (especie tipo del género: Manizales. Polygrapha) y deben ser separadas en un grupo aparte. Por tal razón, Salazar CEFA-UC: Colección entomológica, y Constantino (2001) y Salazar (2008) Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de crean el género Muyshondtia para Caldas, Manizales contener a P. tyrianthina, junto a otras entidades genéricas como Prozikania CIP: Colección Instituto para la Ciencia, y Pseudocharaxes para P. suprema Manizales y P. xenocrates, postura que ha sido 17 Volumen 6 • Número 2 Junio • 2014 reconocida como válida recientemente próximas en la configuración del tegumen, (Bonfanti et al. 2013, Maia-Silva 2013. el uncus y el gnathos, pero difieren en el saccus pues en F. centaurus es delgado y de punta redondeada mientras que Observaciones sobre el patrón alar y en M. tyrianthina se dispone grueso genitalia sobre todo su cuerpo. Es necesario realizar más estudios a nivel molecular Ahora bien, un análisis detenido y para comprobar más afinidades a nivel comparado del patrón de diseño alar filogenético de estas dos llamativas y coloración entre F. centaurus y M. especies de charaxinos alto andinos. tyrianthina, además de la armadura genital (figs 5-6), revela caracteres morfológicos semejantes que fueron Agradecimientos también mencionados por Comstock (1961) en su momento, al advertir ciertas El autor agradece en especial a afinidades entre el género Polygrapha Michael Dottax (Francia) por sus y su grupo I (nessus) de Memphis. En opiniones, asesoría y envío de material efecto, ambos sexos de las dos especies, para estudio. Apoyo adicional con tienen el ápice del ala anterior elongado, especímenes y acceso a colecciones amén de las manchas y tonalidad azul fueron debidas a Vaclav Pacl, José I púrpura parecidas, y la presencia de Vargas, Misael Salgado y Liliana Parra dos manchitas hialinas pequeñas que del Instituto para la Ciencia. Al personal aparecen en los espacios entre M3 y del Centro de Museos de la Universidad Cu1 que carecen otras especies de de Caldas por su colaboración. Fountainea y Polygrapha (sensu lato). El reverso del ala posterior tanto en centaurus como en tyrianthina ostenta Bibliografía líneas transversales café oscuro a nivel medial y postmedial, y una línea vertical Bonfanti DM, Casagrande Mielke OH. curvilínea en la región postbasal. En 2013. Male genitalia of neotropical adición, M. tyrianthina carece en machos Charaxinae: A comparative analysis of y hembras de la prolongación caudal de character variation. Journal of Insect la vena M3 del ala posterior que tiene Science 13 (35): 1-54. F. centaurus. No obstante, se recolectó Baumann H, Witt T, König F. 1977. Zur recientemente un macho excepcional Tagfalter fauna der Chanchamayogebietes de M. tyrianthina en Oxapampa, Perú in Peru. Teil II. Charaxinae. Mittelungen con la presencia de las dos colas cortas Münchner Entomologische Gesellschaft en las alas posteriores habituales en 66: 141-177. F. centaurus (fig.7). Lo anterior hace pensar que esta última especie debería Comstock WP. 1961. Butterflies of the incluirse como un miembro del género American tropics. The genus Anaea Muyshondtia Salazar y Constantino, de (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). The acuerdo a una opinión personal dada American Museum of Natural History, por el colega Michael Dottax. Por otro Ithaca, N.Y. 264 p. lado la genitalia de ambas especies son 18 BOLETIN DEL MUSEO ENTOMOLÓGICO FRANCISCO LUÍS GALLEGO D`Abrera B. 1988. Butterflies of Salazar J. 2008. Some studies on palpi Neotropical Region. Hill House, Victoria, belonging to neotropical Charaxinae 5: 680-723. and notes on the wing pattern and behavior of several genera (Lepidoptera: Druce H. 1877. A revision of the Nymphaloidea, Charaxinae). Boletín lepidopteorus genus Paphia. Proceedings Científico Museo de Historia Natural of the Zoological Society of London Universidad de Caldas 12: 179-205. 1877: 632-652. Salazar J, Constantino L. 2001. Hübner J. 1819. Synthesis of the Colombian Charaxinae Verszeichnissbekannterschmettlinge, and description of new genera for Ausburg, 2-8: 78-79. South America: Rydonia, Annagrapha, Pseudocharaxes, Muyshondtia, Kirby W. 1871. A Synonymic Catalogue Zikania (Lepidoptera: Nymphaloidea, of Diurnal Lepidoptera. London, John Charaxidae). Lambillionea 101 (sup) 2: Van Voorst: 690 p. 344-365. Maia-Silva F. 2013. Taxonomía e Análise Staudinger O. 1887. Exotische Tagfalter filogenética de Memphis (Hübner, 1819), Systematischer Reihenfolge mit (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) berück neuer Arten. I theil, Exostische baseada em caracteres morfológicos e Schmetterlinge. Fürth, G. Löwensohn. moleculares. Tese, Curitiba: 283 p. 333 pp. 100 pl. Röber J. 1916. 65 Gattung Anaea Hbn Stichel H. 1939. Lepidopterorum (in) Seitz A. (ed.) Die gros Schemtterlige Catalogus. Pars 93 Bryk F. der Erde. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart. Pp (ed.).Nymphalidae III: Charaxidinae II. 577-592. W. Junk, `S-Gravenhage: 628-794. 19 Volumen 6 • Número 2 Junio • 2014 Figuras 1-2. Anverso dorsal derecho de Fountainea centarurus (Fldr) ♂, ♀ Figuras 3-4. Anverso dorsal derecho de Muyshondtia tyrianthina (S y G) ♂, ♀ 20 BOLETIN DEL MUSEO ENTOMOLÓGICO FRANCISCO LUÍS GALLEGO Figuras 5-6. Genitalia de Fountainea centaurus (Fldr) y Muyshondtia tyrianthina (G. y. S) ♂♂, en vista lateral. Esquemas tomados de Comstock (1961). Figura 7. Ejemplar macho de Muyshondtia tyrianthina (G y S) de Perú, con prolongación caudal en cada ala posterior (foto y colección cortesía Michael Dottax, Francia) 21 Volumen 6 • Número 2 Junio • 2014 22.
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